Christian Prayer Hall in India Burned Down by Hindu Radicals

March 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Reports claim that a Christian prayer hall in the village of Gopanpally, located in the Nizamabad District of Telangana, was burned to the ground by unidentified people. It...

Christians in India Plead Government for Protection During Holy Week

March 24, 2016 — ICC Note: A group of Christian leaders have called on India's government to take action in protecting the persecuted religious minority community as it celebrates Holy Week. Attacks on Christians...

India’s Refusal to Grant USCIRF Entry Visas “A Missed Opportunity”

March 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Recently, India refused to grant entry visas to members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) amid reports of rising religious intolerance in the South Asian...

Religious Minorities Facing Increased Persecution at Hands of Hindu Radicals in India

March 18, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians and other religious minorities have faced increased violence and attacks in recent months. In 2015 alone, Christians were attacked over 365 times according to the Catholic Secular...

Police in Southern India Arrest 4 Following Attack on Another Church

March 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Police in southern India have arrested four people following an attack on another church in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The attack occurred on March 12 when the attackers broke...

New Efforts Made to Release 7 Innocent Christians Falsely Imprisoned in India

March 16, 2016 — ICC Note: New efforts are being made by Indian Christians leaders to secure the release of 7 innocent Christians that have been falsely imprisoned since 2008 in India's Odisha State....

India Continues to React Badly to U.S. Comments on Religious Freedom

March 15, 2016 — ICC Note: India continues to react badly to comments from the U.S. government regarding the state of religious freedom in India. Following an open letter signed by 34 members of the U.S....

India Making Little Progress on Protecting Religious Liberty for Minorities

March 15, 2016 — ICC Note: India has made little progress in protecting the religious liberty rights of its minority communities, including Christians, even after an open letter signed by 34 members of the...

Unknown “Thugs” Break Into Church and Burn Bibles in India

March 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Unknown "thugs" reportedly broke into St. Sebastian Church last week in Pune and burned Bibles and other Christian literature. This is just another reported attack on Christians in...

66 Years of Oppression and India Continues to Fail to Recognize Realities Faced by Millions of Low Caste Christians

March 11, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 3/11/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - For the past 66 years, India’s government has openly discriminated against Christians and Muslims from low caste backgrounds, more...

Will India Actually Provide Justice to Victims of Raipur Church Attack?

March 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Will India actually provide justice to the Christian victims of the recent Raipur church attack? This is now the question being asked by Christians in India who often...

Church Attacked as India Continues to Deny USCIRF Entry to Country

March 10, 2016 — ICC Note: A church in India's Chhattisgarh state was attacked over the weekend by a gang of Hindu radicals. According to reports, 60 Christians who had gathered at the church...

India Denies Visas to USCIRF as Reports of Increased Religious Intolerance Continues to Grow

March 8, 2016 — ICC Note: India has once again refused entry visa to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) even as reports of increased religious intolerance continues to grow. The denial comes only...

Pentecostal Church in Raipur Attacked and Vandalized by 25 Hindu Radicals

March 8, 2016 — Environment of Hate and Intolerance Against India’s Christians Persists 3/8/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Pentecostal church in India’s Chhattisgarh state...

Another Church in Central India Attacked During Sunday Service by Hindu Radicals

March 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Another church in India's central state of Chhattisgarh has been attacked by Hindu radicals during a Sunday service. The radicals claimed that forced conversions were taking place at...